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Can a virgin have an STD?
Can a vigin have a STD? I was reading someone's answer here on Advicenators and they said that virgins can also carry STDs and spread them to new partners. The person even said that some babies are born with STDs or something and pass it to you later as adults if you have sex with them. Is that true or what?
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Well it's pretty true.
A mother can pass on HIV to her child if she unknowingly has it. She can also carry on HPV without even knowing she has it. HPV is a pretty silent STI, you don't know you have it until you get checked by a gynecologist. I'm sure there are other things a mother can pass on, but it's very unlikely considering mothers get blood taken while being pregnant and also have many gynecologist appointments, so I'm sure if a mother had an STI they'd know of it before the child was born, and do what they could to prevent it.
As long as your mother has been previously tested (blood, gynecologist, etc) and has checked out fine, there's no way she spread an STI to you. The only way a virgin can have an STI is if their mother has one or had one. Also, if you do drugs that require you to poke yourself with a needle then you are also at risk for STIs, you never know who else has used them.
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I want to add that there are 2 types of herpes viruses. Herpes simplex virus type 1, which is genital herpes (genital warts) and herpes simplex type 2, which is when people get cold sores on the outside of their mouth. You can get those "mouth" type herpes on your genitals too and it can be painful. And it is quite common as it is highly contagious. The viruses can be dormant inside your body
I am not sure if it is possible for someone to be "immune" to a particular STI (they are now called sexually transmitted infections now, not diseases, because infections are more broad as they indicate that not all infections are manifested as easily). There are some people who have HIV (can pass from mother to child) that never develop AIDs. So it's not always 100% clear that just because someone doesn't show the symptoms, doesn't mean they don't have the illness.
It also depends on your definition of virgin. These hold true if you mean complete virgin, no sexual activity whatsoever, not just no vaginal/anal penetration, but also no oral sex. Not sure about stuff involving hands.
A lot of STIs that get passed from mother to child are "visible" in the sense that the child usually has some kind of mental and/or physical disability (this is true about syphilis).
One last thing, it is more easy to tell if a guy has an STI sometimes because their organ is right there for you to see. If you notice some kind of bump or sore, you kind of have an indication. With females, it's kind of hidden.
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It's true, but uncommon, that a baby can inherit an STD from the mother. Herpes is the big one that can be transferred this way and doctors are pretty good at avoiding it during delivery if they know it's a risk. Obviously there are other as well, but like I said, it's uncommon.
There are also a few STIs that can be transferred without sex. There are types of herpes that happen on the soft pallets of the mouth, like the lips, and many kinds of HPV aren't actually STIs, like warts on your feet, and they can be picked up without sex (obviously, who has sex with feet?).
This is the reason regular check-ups and STI checks for sexually active adults are always important. But most important is simply to practice safe sex. You could spend your whole life dodging every possible little thing that could go wrong, and still get caught by honest ignorance. But if you aren't practicing safe sex, with partners you know and have some trust and respect with, your chances go through the roof for contracting an STI.
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